Summary

  • Former school in Brough to be demolished

  • Royal Ballet tickets sold out for Hull performance

  • UK Pride comes to Hull tomorrow

  • Calls to scrap Humber Bridge tolls

  • Updates on Friday 21 July 2017

  1. Man who ran over mum has jail term cutpublished at 19:49 British Summer Time 19 July 2017

    Abdul Abbasi was jailed last year for reversing at speed and knocking down his 65-year-old mother.

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  2. Teenager dies on holiday in Spainpublished at 18:52 British Summer Time 19 July 2017

    Alex Masterton recently completed his A-levels at King Edward VI Grammar School.

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  3. Five things we've learned todaypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 19 July 2017

    Gill Sennett
    BBC Local Live

    That's all from me for today but all your breaking news, sport and travel will be updated here throughout the night.

    I'll be back tomorrow from 08:00 with more live coverage across East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire.

    Before I go, here are five things we didn't know this morning:

    I'll leave you with a picture of the huge wind turbine blade being lowered onto the vessel which is taking it out into the North Sea. Incredible engineering in Hull:

    Wind Turbine blade being lowered onto the vessel taking it out to sea.Image source, Dong Energy
  4. Sport: Hull City transfer newspublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 19 July 2017

    BBC Humberside Sport

    As expected, Ahmed Elmohamady joins Aston Villa.

    He's signed a three-year deal in a move believed to be worth £1m.

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  5. Plans to turn a pub into a shoppublished at 17:34 British Summer Time 19 July 2017

    Richard Madden
    BBC Radio Humberside

    There's concern a pub in North Lincolnshire could be turned into a supermarket.

    The Co-op wants to convert the Royal Oak in Barrow Upon Humber.

    Their first application was turned down by North Lincolnshire council.

    Barrow resident Ann Boulton says they leafleted people to see what their opinion was and most people were against it.

    The Royal Oak in Barrow Upon HumberImage source, Google

    In a statement, Co-op said: "We value the views of the community, and the re-submission of the planning application will allow residents and interested parties to register their views on our proposals."

  6. North Sea cod can be eaten with 'clear conscience'published at 17:16 British Summer Time 19 July 2017

    BBC Radio Humberside

    Fisherman holding a cod.Image source, Eleanor Church/Lark Rise Pictures
    Image caption,

    The Marine Stewardship Council said North Sea cod stocks have recovered enough to be considered sustainable

    North Sea cod has been certified as sustainable, a decade after stocks came close to collapse.

    The Marine Stewardship Council praised the 'enormous efforts' of supermarkets, seafood brands and the fishing industry.

  7. Watch: Hull get's ready for UK Pridepublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 19 July 2017

    Laura Foster
    BBC Look North

    Fifty giant models of some of the country's top celebrities are being made in Hull as part of the UK Pride celebrations.

    They'll all be taking part in a big carnival parade through the city centre to celebrate people who identify themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.

    Freddie Mercury, Sir Ian McKellan and Pat St Clement are just some of the 50 tributes to LGBT icons which have been lovingly handmade by professional artists and volunteers ahead of UK Pride this weekend.

    Media caption,

    Hull is getting ready for UK Pride

    This weekend's event is the first UK national Pride event.

  8. Council to restrict people stopping on Bridlington Streetpublished at 16:39 British Summer Time 19 July 2017

    Chris Arundel
    BBC Radio Humberside

    New parking restrictions are to be introduced on a Bridlington road to stop people from parking on double yellow lines.

    Ferndale TerraceImage source, Google

    East Riding Council say it's to give emergency vehicles, like fire engines better access to Ferndale Terrace.

    At the moment some drivers with exemptions can still park on the double lines for up to three hours.

    New 'no parking or loading' signs will now be installed on Ferndale Terrace.

  9. Head of Hull 2017 to put on Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrationspublished at 16:09 British Summer Time 19 July 2017

    BBC Look North
    East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

    Martin GreenImage source, Edinburgh's Hogmanay

    The man who is leading Hull's City of Culture year is going to co-ordinate one of the biggest New Year's Eve celebrations in the world.

    Martin Green has been announced as the new executive producer of Hogmany in Edinburgh at the end of the year.

    He'll work on the project during his annual leave from his City of Culture role.

  10. Hull's weekly guide to what's on - 20th Julypublished at 15:54 British Summer Time 19 July 2017

    Kofi Smiles
    BBC Face of Hull 2017

  11. Sport: Hull FC newspublished at 15:41 British Summer Time 19 July 2017

    BBC Humberside Sport

    Hull FC captain Gareth Ellis is poised to make his return on Friday after three months out injured.

    He's been out since April with a chest injury, but is in the 19-man squad for the game with Huddersfield after coming through a reserves match.

    Chris Green and Brad Fash also return and Albert Kelly is included too, after not playing last week.

    It's their final regular season game and Hull FC have to win if they're to have a chance of finishing in the top four of Super League, which would give them an extra home game in the Super Eights.

  12. Your weather this afternoonpublished at 15:11 British Summer Time 19 July 2017

    Abbie Dewhurst
    Weather Presenter, BBC Look North

    The risk of some heavy thundery showers - take a look at when you should have your brolly with you today:

  13. Hull's Robertson set for Liverpool movepublished at 14:54 British Summer Time 19 July 2017

    Hull's Andy Robertson is set to have medical at Liverpool, while midfielder Kevin Stewart is close to moving in the opposite direction.

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  14. Charity's beach huts in Cleethorpes vandalisedpublished at 14:52 British Summer Time 19 July 2017

    Lara King
    North East Lincolnshire reporter

    Beach hut with broken bricks all around it

    Beach huts on Cleethorpes seafront which are owned by a charity have been vandalised.

    The huts at the back of the Showground were attacked sometime on Sunday night.

    They're owned by Voluntary Action North East Lincolnshire for people with disabilities.

  15. Where does your electricity come from?published at 14:35 British Summer Time 19 July 2017

    Lizzie Rose
    BBC Radio Humberside

    When you switched on the telly last night did you think about where the power came from?

    Probably not, but if you live in Brigg the electricity you used to make your porridge this morning might well have been made on your doorstep using straw grown in the fields of North Lincolnshire.

    Miscanthus can be used as a fuel to create a source of energy.

    A field of tall reed like grass called Miscanthus

    Colin Chappel has been growing miscanthus on his farm in Hibaldstow for 11 years.

    He says that the country needs to use biofuel as well as other renewable sources to keep up with the country's demand for energy.

  16. Police make arrests in Hull murder casepublished at 14:25 British Summer Time 19 July 2017

    BBC Radio Humberside

    Joanne HemmingwayImage source, Humberside Police

    Two women originally arrested in a Hull murder case, external have been re-arrested by police.

    Thirty-nine year old Joanne Hemingway died following a disturbance on Beverley Road at the end of June.

    Glen Foster, who's 42 and from Beverley Road was earlier charged with her murder.

    Area cordoned off
    Quote Message

    I am interested in speaking to anyone who, although they may not have witnessed the incident, could have information to assist our ongoing investigation."

    Det Ch Insp Alan Curtis, Humberside Police

  17. Woman killed on A38 is identifiedpublished at 13:39 British Summer Time 19 July 2017

    Veronika Pugaciova was hit by a car as she left a van, police say, as investigations continue.

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  18. First Siemens' wind turbine blades leave Hullpublished at 13:22 British Summer Time 19 July 2017

    Richard Madden
    BBC Radio Humberside

    A wind turbine blade being craned into placeImage source, Dong Energy

    The first wind turbine blades made in Hull are on their way to their new home in the North Sea.

    The blades made at the Siemens factory will be installed on the Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm which is off the coast of Norfolk.

    The factory opened in December 2016 and the blades will be installed at the Dong Energy site which, when it's completed will power more than 500,000 homes.

    A wind turbine bladeImage source, Dong Energy
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    This is a fantastic moment, not just for Race Bank, but for the whole offshore wind industry in the U.K. To see the first blades made in Hull now loaded out and ready for installation at our project really underlines the strength of the U.K. supply chain to support the growth of offshore wind in this country."

    Matthew Wright, Managing Director for DONG Energy UK,

  19. The 142nd Driffield Show gets underway todaypublished at 12:25 British Summer Time 19 July 2017

    It's looking busy at the Driffield Show this morning.

    Our Weather Watcher PipB sent us these pictures of a cloudy but warm morning at the show.

    Shire Horses at the Driffield ShowImage source, Weather Watchers

    If you've got any pictures you can share them with us via Facebook, external, Twitter, external or by email.

    Young riders competing at the Driffield ShowImage source, Weather Watchers
  20. Could Channel 4 be moving to Hull?published at 12:10 British Summer Time 19 July 2017

    Carl Wheatley
    BBC Radio Humberside

    The government has announced they are looking into whether to ask the broadcaster to move out of London, and yesterday Hull City Council threw their hat in the ring.

    An artists impression of Hull's riverside with a big new building in itImage source, @Hullccnews

    York, Sheffield, Brighton and many others say they are also interested.

    Mark Jones from Hull City Council says an area near the Fruit Market would be ideal.